Zapping Goal! soccer club AS Saint-Etienne: The question of the week
Seven. This is the number of reinforcements recruited by ASSE this winter. On paper, the work of Loïc Perrin is quite commendable, especially since he has just taken over the recruitment of the Greens. In fact, this abundance of goods could nevertheless harm the balance of the locker room, but the profile of the reinforcements chosen could avoid this disaster scenario. One only has to dwell on an anecdote told about Eliaquim Mangala when he was not playing at Valence FC to be convinced of this.
“One day, when the team was at its lowest, he went to see the new coach (Javi Gracia, coach from 2020 to 2021) discreetly, after training, someone close to the player slipped into L’Équipe. He said, “Coach, how are you? I feel a little downcast. We have such a young and inexperienced team that if you lose motivation, we’re done. ” They talked at length about the players and the tactics. It triggered a meeting with the captains, to which he was invited. He did this in the interest of the group, of the club, without trying to let it be known. »
Mangala is a physical monster
Better, this same Mangala is a professional at heart, worthy of Cristiano Ronaldo since he was followed in Saint-Étienne by one of his American trainers, Thomas Morris! “We usually did two daily sessions, reassures the latter about his physical condition. He has an incredible volume of work. I have followed hundreds of pro athletes at the highest level and I have never seen one so dedicated to its preparation. If I don’t stop him, he does a session of two or three hours. I think viewers will see a very fit, very strong athlete who has no pain or injury. »
Beyond the Mangala case, ASSE also welcomed a UFO in the person of Paul Bernardoni, totally sealed off from the bling-bling world of football. “Humanly, he’s a special man. He is in his world, he does not take his head, has already explained his former Clermont teammate Franck Honorat at Poteaux Carrés. He’s not someone who dresses in brands, who has a big car, who spends his money on flashy stuff. It is not in this cliché that we sometimes give a little footballers. He is a respectful boy, he has values. I think he has the mentality to play in a club like Saint-Etienne. »
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to summarize
If the winter recruitment of ASSE can be described as abundant in January, with seven recruits landed at the State, two reinforcements trained by the Greens could have stood out: Eliaquim Mangala and Paul Bernardoni.
